Be merry & bright with festive drinks from Austin bars, restaurants

With nine days until Christmas, it’s about time we enjoy a seasonal cocktail or two to get us in the spirit (as if we aren’t already feeling jolly thanks to holiday PTO). To that end, a variety of different local bars and restaurants have just the tipples we’re looking for — everything from traditional eggnog recipes to more original creations full of wintry flavors.

Freedmen’s: You wouldn’t guess from the subtle cocktail names that the campus-area barbecue joint has a quartet of holiday drinks, like the Sukker Plum (blanco tequila, lemon, plum and ginger syrup, vanilla extract and an absinthe spritz)

Lucky Robot: South Congress’s sushi bar has created holiday favorites with Japanese flair in the Apple Rum Sake Cider and the Rum Sake Egg Nog

Odd Duck: The barrel-aging program this time is maturing eggnog. One is already ready, while another one will be released after Christmas. Order a cup and it’ll come served with a fresh gingerbread man.

Peche: In the Warehouse District, the French restaurant is midway through the Six Weeks of Eggnog special, which features an original recipe of eggnog by one of the Peche bartenders each week